ing from his new writings with their hearts, minds, and spirits. The letters cover the period of his stay in Barla until July 1934, when he was removed to Isparta. He remained in Isparta under surveillance until the following May, when he was sent to Eskişehir Prison, together with numbers of his students.

Kastamonu Lahikası — Kastamonu Letters

On being released from Eskisehir Prison in March 1936, Bediuzzaman was sent to Kastamonu, a provincial centre south of the Black Sea, where his compulsory residence continued until September 1943, when he was arrested and sent to Denizli Prison. During these years, Bediuzzaman corresponded continually with his students in Isparta, who persisted despite the difficult conditions in writing out copies of both these letters and the treatises of the Risale-i Nur, and distributing them. The letters explain to the students both the nature of the Risale-i Nur and its function of saving and strengthening belief, and the method of service its students should follow, and many other pertinent questions. The Kastamonu Letters thus hold great value in that they consider from the point of view of belief and in the light of those times, many social questions, which affords them universal relevance.

Emirdağ Lahikası — Emirdağ Letters, Volumes I and II

Volume I: The letters in this volume cover the period from 15 th June, 1944, when Bediuzzaman was acquitted by Denizli Court and released, then sent to Emirdağ, where he had been ordered to reside by the Cabinet. He remained there until the end of 1947, when he was again arrested and sent to Afyon Prison together with numbers of his students. Many of these letters concern the work of his students in duplicating and disseminating the Risale-i Nur in Isparta, Kastamonu, Istanbul, Ankara, and other places